EXTRACTS: The Art of Commando (illustrators special) © 2019 The Book Palace (144 PAGES in Full edition)

92 do I get the title lettering at a matching angle?” spring to mind. Not to mention, “Which way round does this go?” Ian has often joked that he should put a “this way up” sign on the covers to avoid confusion. Actually, he should. I only admitted to him recently that I reprinted one of his 90 degrees out. It wasn’t all slip-ups and heart-stopping moments, we managed a bit of fun as well. In one of the earlier covers we worked on (well, I asked for it and Ian did the work) he dropped in a little homage to his Dan Dare period with a Dare-esque image on the screen of a radar operator. (I could tell you which one it is, but that would spoil your fun looking for it, wouldn’t it?). What you mustn’t think is that Ian was born with a natural ability and all this has come easy and unassisted to him. He has frequently paid tribute to the senior